Wigan Youth Zone is a state-of-the-art, £6million youth centre opening soon in Wigan town centre. A registered charity (#1134451), its aim is to provide young people aged 8+ with ‘Somewhere to go, Something to do & Someone to talk to’.
WYZ will be open 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year.

At a cost of only 50p per visit, the facility represents unrivalled value for money in terms of youth services in the area. The building will house a full-size sports hall, cafeteria, gymnasium, climbing wall, performing arts studio, music studios, recreation area and much, much more.

The centre will be supported by around 15 full-time staff, 35 part-time staff and an army of local volunteers. As well as providing young people with diversionary activities to keep them off the streets and out of trouble, the Youth Zone will also help steer young people through the transition to adulthood by helping them to find a job or to go into further education or training.

Wigan Youth Zone is based on the already hugely successful Bolton Lads & Girls Club. Almost 3000 young people use the Bolton facility each week and the impact that it has made (and continues to make) on the local community is outstanding.

Everybody associated with Wigan Youth Zone is looking forward to being able to make a similarly positive impact on the lives of 1000s of young people in our town.